If gaming is your life, perhaps you heard about Garena. You should be proud that Garena, a local website here in Singapore has finally joined other web giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba, Baidu and others.

According to the World Startup Report collected by Bowei Gai, Garena is currectly valued at US1 billion. This is a big thing considering that it reached the billion dollar mark. What made Garena successful? Here are the features of Garena that made it unique and big:

Games: Garena is famous for its virtual currency. If you come across Shells, it denotes a currency. Gamers are free to purchase credits (between S$6.20). Shells is your way to purchase things like weapons and shields. Many people are drawn to this. Some games include FIFA Online 3, Mstar, Black Shot, Path of Exile and many more.

Chats: If you want to cha with your friends, you can do that in Garena. You can easily send messages whether it is for your friends or other private groups.

Teamwork: Most of the time, two heads are better than one. If you want to collaborate and talk with your friends about anything, you can conveniently consider Garena’s “teamwork” feature.

Social: Playing is fun if you are with your friends. You can actually make more friends if you consider Garena’s social feature.

To date, Garena employed 1000 employees here in Singapore. It is now on its fifth year and counting. Registration to Garena is free but you cannot win the battles because you need to purchase weapons and bullets.

If you want to join the hype, you can consider setting up a wireless network in your home or your workplace. Here in Singapore, almost all households and offices set up wireless network for faster and trouble-free transactions. If you want a wireless network, you should call the technician or experts right away and let them do the work.

If you want to challenge yourself, you can actually set up your wireless network. You only need to follow the instructions given. Regardless of what you choose, you should expect bumps along the road. It is important that you know the common mistakes when setting up a wireless network so when it is your time to do it, you will not encounter any troubles.

Here are the most common mistakes when you are setting up a wireless network:

Setting the router in the wrong place

You have to know that the place is important. You have to place your router and your modem in a place that is not enclosed. Concrete walls particularly blocks the signal. You cannot get a good signal if this happens. You have to look for a good place to put your router and modem.

Disabled wi-fi

You think everything was taken care of but you realized that you smartphone cannot access the wi-fi. You get angry and frustrated. Before anything else, have you checked the wi-fi button? Is it abled or disabled?

Not knowing the difference of WPA and WEP

If you are setting your wireless network, you have to know the difference of WPA and WEP. WPA and WEP both speak about security but there is a difference. WEP secures your connection but it can be easily penetrated by hackers. WPA is a higher level of security . You have to make sure that it is WPA.

Spectrums

If you notice, there are two spectrums of routers when you are setting your network. There’s 2.5 GHz and 5GHz. When you configure your network, be sure to set it in 5GHz because it is much faster. You have to be conscious of the place though because concrete walls can easily block it.

Predictable passwords

You have to stay away from predictable passwords. You have to ensure that no “intruder” can access your connection. You should set up a password but you have to stay away from common or predictable passwords like 1234.

It is important that you make sure your wi-fi connection is properly working. Here in Singapore, you can find many stores that offer routers. You can also find many ISP (Internet Service Provider) with different services and products. Good luck on setting it up!